1999 Montana Grizzlies football team

1999 Montana Grizzlies football
1999 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, ; L 27–30 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 8
Record	9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mick Dennehy (4th season);
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium

1999 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 $^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 20 Portland State	6	–	2	8	–	3
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	4
Cal State Northridge	5	–	3	6	–	5
Sacramento State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Weber State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Montana State	2	–	6	4	–	7
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^	2	–	6	4	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings. Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 pm	South Dakota*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 45–13	18,191	^[2]
September 11	1:00 pm	Sacramento State	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 41–38 ^2OT	18,648	^[3]
September 25	1:00 pm	Weber State	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 81–22	18,740	^[4]
October 2	6:00 pm	at Portland State	No. 2	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 48–51 ^OT	23,489	^[5]
October 9	1:00 pm	Cal State Northridge	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 48–27	18,874	^[6]
October 16	5:00 pm	at No. 21 Northern Arizona	No. 7	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 42–23	13,304	^[7]
October 23	2:00 pm	Eastern Washington	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)	W 25–7	18,847	^[8]
October 30	6:30 pm	at Idaho State	No. 5	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 73–23	4,051	^[9]
November 6	2:00 pm	at Cal Poly*	No. 5	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 28–14	5,720	^[10]
November 13	12:00 pm	Idaho*	No. 4	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	L 30–33	19,078	^[11]
November 20	12:00 pm	at Montana State	No. 7	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 49–3	15,007	^[12]
November 27	12:00 pm	No. 9 Youngstown State*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 27–30	17,261	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

1999 Montana Grizzlies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Drew Miller	Jr
WR	`8`	Jimmy Farris	Jr
WR	`17`	Etu Molden	So
RB	`21`	Yohance Humphery	So
TE	`44`	John Fitzgerald	So
OT	`72`	Dylan McFarland	Fr
G	`73`	Thatcher Szalay	So
WR	`80`	Brock Sunderland	Fr
WR	`81`	Rory Zikmund	Fr
WR	`85`	Randyn Akiona	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`3`	Trey Young	Fr
CB	`13`	Calvin Coleman	So
ILB	`45`	Jacob Yoro	So
LB	`51`	Rylan Jollymore	Sr
DT	`90`	Curt Colter	Fr
DE	`97`	Herbert Fernandez	Fr
DT	`98`	Jason Francis	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`30`	Kris Heppner	Sr
P, TE	`32`	Dallas Neil	Sr

Head coach

Mick Dennehy

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Montana posts 45–13 victory over Coyotes". The Sioux City Journal. September 5, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzlies survive 2-OT battle with Sacramento State". The Billings Gazette. September 12, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Griz destroy Weber, 81–22". The Montana Standard. September 26, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Portland St. blocks PAT, pops Griz in OT". The Missoulian. October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana bounces back with win over Northridge". The Daily Inter Lake. October 10, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Griz maul NAU". Great Falls Tribune. October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Griz pick Eagles apart". The Missoulian. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzlies pound Bengals". The Independent-Record. October 31, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miller throws 2 TD passes as Grizzlies down Cal Poly". The Billings Gazette. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzlies vandalized". Great Falls Tribune. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joe Kusek (November 21, 1999). "Griz maul 'Cats, 49–3". The Billings Gazette. pp. 1B, 9B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Heppner slips, Griz fall". The Montana Standard. November 28, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Montana posts 45–13 victory over Coyotes". The Sioux City Journal. September 5, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Grizzlies survive 2-OT battle with Sacramento State". The Billings Gazette. September 12, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Griz destroy Weber, 81–22". The Montana Standard. September 26, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Portland St. blocks PAT, pops Griz in OT". The Missoulian. October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Montana bounces back with win over Northridge". The Daily Inter Lake. October 10, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Griz maul NAU". Great Falls Tribune. October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Griz pick Eagles apart". The Missoulian. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Grizzlies pound Bengals". The Independent-Record. October 31, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Miller throws 2 TD passes as Grizzlies down Cal Poly". The Billings Gazette. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Grizzlies vandalized". Great Falls Tribune. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[rival-12] Joe Kusek (November 21, 1999). "Griz maul 'Cats, 49–3". The Billings Gazette. pp. 1B, 9B – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Heppner slips, Griz fall". The Montana Standard. November 28, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
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